Division to unity: the Federal Republic of Germany Flashcards
Basic Law creating the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG)
May 1949
Adenauer becomes Federal Chancellor following elections
September 1949
Establishment of GDR in the East
October 1949
Law on co-determination and coal mining industries
1951
Building of the Berlin Wall
August 1961
The Speigel Affair
1962
Adenauer resignation
October 1963
Terms of the four chancellors: Erhard - Brandt - Schmidt - Kohl -
Erhard - Oct 1963 - Oct 1969
Brandt - Oct 969 - May 1974
Schmidt - May 1874 - Oct 1982
Kohl - Oct 1982
Formation of Grand coalition under Kiesinger
Dec 1966
Student protests and shooting of Rudi Dutschke
1968
Basic Treaty between FRG and GDR is signed
1972
Start of global oil crisis
1973
Mogadishu incident
Oct 1977
Baader-Meinhof terrorism
1977
Formation of the Green Party
1980